Benford, Jason A

Also known as: SSG, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, (2MEF) FORT BENNING, GA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 27, 2005

Age30 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From TOLEDO, OH, SSG Benford, Jason A served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, (2MEF) FORT BENNING, GA, and died on September 27, 2005 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Benford, Jason A of TOLEDO, OH, 30 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, (2MEF) FORT BENNING, GA at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

September 27, 2005 ? Benford, Jason A died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 27, 2005. Hometown: TOLEDO, OH.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Benford, Jason A was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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